16 November 2022
Planning the feeding and management of pregnant ewes is critical in the last six weeks of pregnancy, with farmers warned that getting it wrong risks foetal growth and development, even the future fertility of unborn lambs...
15 November 2023
‘Facilitate and promote the importance of continuing professional development (CPD) now in order to modernise and professionalise our land-based industries and prepare them for the economic and environmental demands of the future!’
This was the unanimous...
14 November 2023
A home mix ration formulated with high quality ingredients and incorporating homegrown forage has provided a cheaper alternative to bought-in concentrates for pregnant ewes and beef cattle on a Powys upland farm.
Richard and Donna Jenkins...
13 November 2023
Investing £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone.
In the months from October and...
Our Forestry & Farm Woodland Specialist, Geraint Jones is joined by David Brown and Ruth Pybus prior to welcoming other farmers to their event at Fron Haul on the 17th of November. Fron Haul is a mixed farm that has integrated...
07 November 2023
A business course specifically focussed at dairying has been created by Farming Connect to help new entrants thrive in the sector.
The two-day intensive Business Bootcamp aims to instil new entrants with confidence, skills and motivation to...
26 October 2023
Securing a much sought after place on the Farming Connect Agri Academy has not only broadened Lea Williams’ knowledge and outlook of agriculture but unexpectedly landed her a new job.
Lea, who grew up on a...
